Something Good For You!

BecauseI want you to be able to make intricate little cut outs to set on your pies…

Because you are all so special…

Because you are all such loyal readers…

Because so many you have purchased our wine and taken advantage of our current sale…

And…because I love Williams-Sonoma more than any other store on this planet…………………………

I am giving away one $200 gift certificate from Williams-Sonoma!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don’t know about you, but I can sit for hours with their catalog, drooling and hoping to own every-single-item they sell. I know I need it. When I’m at their store, it takes an intervention to get me out.

So friends, I want you to feel the joy I feel while shopping at Williams-Sonoma, whether online or in the store!!

The Rules

Leave one comment per person on this post telling us, “What is so broken and ugly in your kitchen that you need to replace it immediately with something beautiful from Williams-Sonoma!”

Contest is open to everyone.

Winner will be chosen at random using random.org.

Contest ends atMidnight, Saturday, November 6th (Pacific Time). Winner will be announced Sunday the 7th. Make sure to check back!!

*This is not a sponsored contest by William-Sonoma, they sadly have no idea who I am….it’s always pitiful when love isn’t returned.

May the person with the ugliest, most broken item that needs replacing win!

I moved into a new apartment not long ago, and purged all my worn out and broken items. I haven’t had the money to replace them all yet, so this would definitely come in handy…bakeware, a hand mixer, oh the possibilities are endless.

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How do I narrow it down to just one? I’ll go with the wineglasses…we started off with a beautiful set after our wedding and through family dinners and cocktail parties there are only two lone glasses remaining.

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You should see my egg slicer. Two wires are completely broken and another one hangs up from the one beside it. It is totally a mess. I still use it, but I have to hand feed the egg through it and it comes out all whoperjawed!

I would love to win the gift.

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Oh my, where do I start? Probably with my cherished Braun stick blender that we received as a wedding gift almost 24 years ago! It’s beloved, cracked and probably not safe lest I electrocute myself, but I dare not part with it without a replacement! Thanks for the opportunity to win!

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We are finally getting our Williams Sonoma store next week! My toaster oven is completely broken and even set The Boy’s shrinky dinks on fire the other day! It keeps sparking at us. Or maybe it just doesn’t like my cooking?

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‘Sparking at you’?? Please throw it right into the closest garbage container – RIGHT NOW! – the contraption is shorting out and could start a fire at any moment. Hopefully you UNPLUG when you finish using it and please try not to electrocute yourself. Tic tic tic

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My baking sheets are in dire need of replacing, I can’t tell what color they used to be. Our pots and pans are also falling apart and need to be replaced. It would be like heaven to get a gift card to Williams Sonoma.

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It’s a mixer-blender situation….both of which have been with me since the Civil War (and I’m only 43!) And yes who can resist the William-Sonoma holiday (or any day) catalog!! I’m sending out good vibes to random.org!

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I have the ugliest most awful looking cookie sheets, baking pans you have ever seen. They are old and I use them a lot, and if I get news ones I am going to use Silpat lining or aluminum foil to keep them looking new for a long time. I love Williams Sonoma. AND I do hope my turkey looks that good this Thanksgiving!

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All my baking things (cookie sheets, muffin tins, mixing bowls, etc) are hand me downs from college. I have had them for 10 years and I don’t know how long they were around before that but they are absolutely covered in “time”! I need new beautiful ones!!! =)

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My 32 year old baking sheets are pathetic. So is my turkey roasting pan. And why not wish for a new set of matched spoons to replace my old, worn out wooden spoons while I’m at it? And maybe a spiffy new toaster would be nice, too. What a lovely gift for one of your faithful, loyal readers (like me).

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My entire kitchen needs to be fixed – from the linoleum flooring used in place of drywall to the 1970’s drop ceiling tiles saturated with grease stains. What I want most right now is the beautiful glass bowl for the KitchenAid Stand Mixer. Something about being able to watch my cookie dough come together from the outside seems so satisfying that I just might be able to overlook the much larger issues in my kitchen.

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I have plenty of super old products in my kitchen including a fridge from 1980 that we bought used, a nasty toaster oven, super dull knives.. but what I really want is their whole line of cooking for baby products so that I can make more homemade food for baby number three that is due mid December!!! Come on random.org.. pick me!!!

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One item that is so broken in my kitchen is my cake mixer.well its not mine I inherited when my mother passed away, it has seen better days because the plater that spins the bowl is gone so i spin or move the bowl manually

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My glassware is a combination of glasses like the kind you get in a box with a liquor bottle, stupid beer glasses, chipped glasses, short glasses, tall glasses, and plastic glasses (which aren’t really glasses)

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As a college student, I think you’ll find everything in my kitchen needs replacing. It wouldn’t be that bad, except I am a student at Le Cordon Bleu for Baking and Patisserie, and all my sheet pans are warped and stained! I have no large mixing bowls, because I kind of dropped the one I had. The slow cooker I have must be from the 60’s and is in a sad state. All of these things could be replaced with beautiful, godly, and new equipment from Williams-Sonoma. Totally wishing the winner wasn’t chosen at random, because my kitchen is saaaaddd.

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I just got married a year ago, so most of my stuff is shiny and new. My mom on the other hand has barely bought a new kitchen item in the past 20 years. I would love to be able to replace some of her stuff for a Christmas gift Love you blog!

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My whole kitchen needs to be replaced because I don’t have one! I’m a college student looking to get a place of my own when I graduate in the spring and I would LOVE to be able to buy wonderful things from Williams-Sonoma to put in it

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This is a hard one…everything in my kitchen is mismatched and in terrible condition. I really need and want to upgrade my baking and storage goods. Tired of keeping my flour in the thin paper sac it comes in, I wanna get my flour in a way that would make Ina Garten, Bobby Flay and Alton Brown proud!

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my Cuisinart pans were dropped and dented by my parents and have been so hard to cook with. Having a big dent on the bottom edge of pots and pans makes for uneven heating and dented lids let too much heat out. I’d love to replace some

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My toaster oven is such a heinous piece that it either burns your meal or refuses to cook it at all. The oven part of it won’t work, the door creaks when you open it, and the crumb tray always splatters crumbs everywhere! It’s utterly useless and I desperately need a replacement!

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I am using my mother’s kitchen aid mixer from the 1970’s. The power cord was cut somehow, so my dad had duct taped a cord from a lamp to it to keep it working. It was originally white – it is now beige. The lock doesn’t work, so it bumps along as it tries to mix. It really slows down the process of my annual “cookie weekend” where I make cookies and candy for all of my neighbors! Would love this gift certificate to update a few things!

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I need to replace my mixer. To begin with, my husband and I are potters (we make pottery). My husband borrowed my mixer and took it outside to the garage to mix glazes, so, of course, it can no longer be used with food items. He has since then purchased a drill and a beater-like bit to use for the glaze mixing. In the meantime, my mixer was replaced with a very cheap imitation of a mixer; the beaters are horrible and the motor has little to no power! I would like to purchase one of the Kitchen Aid Stand up mixers! I think I deserve it, don’t you?

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My toaster oven is pitiful. It gets used so much that the glass door can’t come clean anymore. It’s not very well designed and the crumb catcher is a pain, hence crumb buildup. I just went and looked at it before I wrote this and it is Disgusting. Oh — it only toasts on one side so we have to flip the bread mid cycle! Pick me! Pick me!!!

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I have a harvest gold blender from the 1970s that was my mom’s, all plastic parts, and it works ok but this rubber gasket on it is disintegrating . . . . I’m thinking a 21st century blender might be a SLIGHT improvement!

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I would have to say my toaster. My poor little toaster has seen better days. Every time I put something in there, I talk to it, and tell it how it is the little toaster that could… then it huffs and puffs, and doesn’t do a very good job, so then I push the lever down again and give it a good little pep talk, and pull the plug and get the bread out before it burns to a crisp. Thanks! Charlene

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i stumbled upon this website about a month ago and it changed my life!!! i am a 23 year old kosher caterer, i find so many perfect recipes on here its insane. i could use this gift certificate for just about anything… starting with some real good cutlery

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My colander is ugly and broken. I got it from the D.I. which is the Utah version of the Salvation Army a couple years ago for 2 bucks. Its held up until now. It has no more handles so its difficult to use when there’s piping hot pasta in it.

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I just graduated from College with all of my pots, pans, and dishes completely destroyed from my room mates, with huge grease stains on the bottoms and the non-stick coating coming off. Mixing bowls are non existent, I have a 1 cup measuring cup and a 3/4 cup left. I work for a non-profit, so I often do not have enough money to ‘splurge’ for new cookware. I haven’t cooked anything but boxed mac and cheese in my new apartment since I moved in on September 1st because everything is so destroyed.

Not to make it a sob story, but I actually just realized how much I miss cooking, and how terrible the other side of the non-stick coating tastes when its in your stir fry.

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I would get a new set of dishes or flatware. My dishes are all chipped and we’re actually using 2 sets so we have enough! My flatware is a combination of utensils that my 4 kids ‘borrowed’ from their college dining halls! I’m desparate!

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well..my mixer is definitely OLD, but not ugly since it was my mothers of 35+ years ago. Although I would love to retire it, I will still cherish it! The Ugly is my countertop toaster Oven…now that needs to go!!

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Hmmm…I would have to say that I’m the broken part of the kitchen! I always start off the week with the best intentions of making lovely, home cooked meals each night, but come Tuesday I’m already dialing up the local Chinese food delivery. However- I’m sure some newfangled toys would help re-energize my love of cooking BTW~ love, love, love your blog- even if I don’t actually get around to making anything from it, it’s so fun to look and imagine myself presenting the family with one of your amazing recipes. Cheers!

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I have a 22 year old beat up wok that I truly need to replace. I went to look at what was available on the Williams Sonoma website…bad idea. Now I understand your love of the place! I realize I also need new frying pans, a food mill, and a meat thermometer. (I could go on, but there IS a space limit!)

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Well the whole kitchen is a disaster but the one thing I never get around to replacing is my hand mixer which is covered in hardened god only knows what but I’m sure we enjoyed it & has missing ‘blades’. It is beyond ugly & just plain embarassing!

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My kitchen is in need of a hand mixer. I have a walmart special that half the housing is broken off of and i am sure im going to shock my self every time i use it. Also our toaster oven gave up the go last week.

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I think my dishes are most in need of replacement. I have a mix of two different sets of pfaltzgraff dishes (that don’t match) that were handed down to me from my parents when I moved out on my own 5 years ago. I just got married two weeks ago and the one thing I was hoping people would buy from my registry was the dishes, but of course I got none. This would be such an awesome thing to win! I love your blog!

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My circa 1960’s turquoise hand mixer. It was my Grandmother’s and no — it is not one of the cool ones. It is just plain butt-ugly with crooked beater bars. The darn thing won’t die. If it were a horse I’d put it out to pasture, but it still works and I need a mixer.

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What a fabulous shopping spree, I too would need an intervention to leave the store!The worst things in my kitchen are our pots and pans, they are old, dented and one of them is warped….teenagers cooking at high heat and then putting pan into cold water. I would so love to replace it!!

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My pots and pans are hand-me-downs from my grandmother and have all seen better days. I have a hard time using my skillet to saute or pan-fry anything because it has lost all non-stick powers and it too small to make much of anything happen in the cooking department. I have merely one single pot… and it is too big for cooking up the small portions of pasta or rice that I need because the water take so long to come to a boil. Though I don’t need to have aesthetically pleasing pots (which Williams Sonoma does provide!), mine are all completely mismatched. The one thing they do share in common is that none of them do their job well enough to make for an easy clean up. So a brand new set of pots and pans would be lovely!

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My poor old toaster oven is on its last leg. It’s been a trusty appliance for years and has saved me a great deal of energy (mine and the electric company’s). I don’t even have to tell you what old toaster ovens look like, blackened door, crumb trays and cooking pans harbor who-knows-what. Time for it to go down the road…

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when I left my husband some 10 years ago, he proceeded to try and break everything I loved – which was mostly items in the kitchen. He actually busted the back electrical part of my kitchenaid mixer. luckily my brother fixed it as best as he could which included a drywall screw holding it together. now, it’s going slower and slower all the time and doesn’t like to work as hard…or as quietly as it used to. poor little colbalt wonder is on it’s last leg.

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Where to begin……I need so many things. But my mixer has been used so much that the beaters sometimes fall out of the holes they are supposed to fit into. I have dreams of a Kitchen Aid. What a nice giveaway.

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I love Williams Sonoma also, and first went into their San Francisco store back in the 60’s while on a trip. I almost went out of my mind with all the wondrous things I saw there. Just about everything in my kitchen could stand to be replaced now, but I’d have to say my Cuisinart food processor. It was a gift back when they first came out, and it was defective. I sent it back and they fixed it, but the food bowl/container had a crack in it and is now discolored. It has also developed a shrill noise when first started. I’m afraid it might give up the ghost one of these days. I’d sure like to get a new one.

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Where to begin! Just moved into a new apartment and I don’t even have a mixing bowl! I have been using an industrial size measuring cup. Come to think of it, a normal-sized fluid measuring cup would be handy too.

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My microwave is tiny and the wrong color for my kitchen, but I am determined to use it until it dies. What I could really use is a Bosch or Kitchenaid mixer for the pumpkin bread, but I don’t even know if Williams Sonoma carries those. What a fun contest though! Thanks for giving us a chance to win:o)

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OH how I could do some damage with this!I have a grind and brew coffee maker that hasn’t “ground” coffee in over two years! Like many things, getting a replacement has just fallen down on the list of things to get.

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Broken…well I’d have to go with my pyrex casserole dish (vintage even) that my husband tried to cook and egg in on the stove…he succeeded but broke the dish in the process. Why he thought that was the proper tool for that is beside me. He is banned from the kitchen, or at least glassware. Thanks so much and what a fun and timely giveaway!

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I would have to say my 12″ non-stick skillets are on their last legs and looking pathetic. Whenever I get my W.S. catalog I circle everything I want in highlighter and leave it laying around conveniently in case anyone might like to surprise me with a gift!

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My baking sheets are in dire need of replacing, I can’t tell what color they used to be. Our pots and pans are also falling apart and need to be replaced. It would be like heaven to get a gift card to Williams Sonoma.

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I, too, love WS more than any other store. And I, too, could conceivably use every last item in the catalog. But what I need at the moment are new baking sheets…and one of their beautiful specialty Bundt pans.

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Well, I would say my paper plates. I don’t have any real china as I don’t have a dishwasher and I’m too lazy to hand wash anything but pots and pans. I need to win so I can get some plates and help the environment!

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I love Williams and Sonoma! They have all the things we ‘need’ plus wonderful recipes (as does your blog)! Our canisters were purchased at a garage sale when I was in college. It’s time for some new ones! Thanks for the fun contest!

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I knew that my 25 year old muffin pan was getting ugly. Not only did it appear to have baked on gunk, it was warped. However, I don’t remember throwing it out. I decided to make muffins the other day, and tore the place apart looking for my muffin tin. By the time I ransacked the boxes in storage, it was far too late in the day for muffins – and I never did find it.

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I could do so much with a gift certificate. I have a few items that I need to replace immediately, and I use them the most!

My apron is barely hanging together, the blade for my stand mixer is broken on the bottom and doesn’t get all of the material at the bottom of the bowl so I have to constantly use a spatula that is about to fall apart itself. My large nonstick pan isn’t nonstick anymore except for the edges. There are many other smaller things that need replacing. With $200, I would be able to replace quite a few of these instead of focusing on one large item. It would make cooking a much more pleasurable experience!

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My spatula recently melted into a little gooey puddle. I put it on a piece of wax paper to cool and have been flipping my eggs with a pie lifter ever since. My frying pans are less than pleased with the spatula’s replacement.

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I need EVERYTHING. I’m not kidding. I am a new cook, just purchased my first house 2 years ago and my kitchen is the size of a small SUV. I love to cook and do so all the time with my limited supply of hand-me-down cookware from my mom. I would LOVE to win this giveaway! Thank you for the opportunity!

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I’m moving soon and I’m embarassed to bring most of my kitchenware with me. I know it’s ungrateful as I still cook with all of it but my cutting knives are pitiful, my food processor only spins things, I mash garlic cloves with a plastic bag and a hammer, and I just noticed my wooden mortar is cracked as well…. I would really like something pretty in my kitchen. I love the recipes in your blog!

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This is perfect! I had the most beautiful German stainless water kettle that my former mother-in-law (now passed on) gave me at least 15 years ago. It had a stopper that sounded like a train whistle when it boiled, and was such a gorgeous, weighty, well-designed item….that when I didn’t set the stopper on properly and boiled it dry and beyond some months ago (destroying it in the process/melting the stopper into the spout too) I was beside myself! I haven’t had the heart to shop for another, as I can’t really afford one as nice. My mother-in-law LOVED Williams-Sonoma, and it would be the perfect end to my miserable tale to finally be able to boil water, in beauty, in a manner befitting her memory! Thank you Noble Pig!!!

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My pots and pans are ridiculously ugly and after seeing my sister-in-law get a brand new set in orange (her fav color) I desperately want someone to rob my house and take just the pots and pans so I would have to replace them! Great giveaway…thanks!

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Oh, where do I start?! My baking sheets are warped and mismatched…I have no matching pot holders or trivets, my waffle iron just bit the dust afer my son lovingly tried to make waffles for us one morning. And I need a new sink and faucet

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Where to begin? other than fridge and dishwasher, everything (including oven/stove!!!) is at least 30 years old! I think the thing that I would love to replace is our dishes which are beige, flowered, and from like 1978 I’m pretty sure William-Sonoma can make a VAST improvement on them!

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Thanks for the chance at this great give-away! My circa 1980 brown Tupperware canister set has been through the mill! I even melted one of the lids on the stove and could only get a “non colored” replacement:@)

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I am embarassed to say that the dish cloths, hand towels & pot holders at our home are in an AWFUL shambles… But, we keep using them… and have yet to get around to replacing them so, the cycle continues. They are EMBARASSING, to say the least. But, they are functional & they DO get the job done and often are a source of a good laugh when new friends come over to eat, so we keep using them. I would LOVE to get some new kitchen linnens for out home so we can retire these well used & well loved ones to our art projects.

Happy Thanksgiving! ~Jessie

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My toaster oven is the ugliest black mess you have ever seen! I keep expecting it to burst into flames each time it is used! Definitely a fire hazard. I’m sure I could find one to my liking at Williams Sonoma. Also some of those cool stemless wine glasses for Noble Pig wine would be a great thing too. Now if I could only get Noble Pig in Alabama I would be in heaven!

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Oh my, you’ve got my heart all atwitter.Williams Sonoma…. it’s a wonderful store. Well what’s ugly and broken down, my Kitchenaid mixer is 26 years old, but it’s still running strong. My cutting tools are horrendous, but what I’ve really wanted from WS is the Belgian Waffle Maker. I had a cheap waffle maker (used) when I got married 42 years ago, but it’s long gone. A new one would be a delight. No more waffles from Ihop….

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Does a whole kitchen count? If not, I could definitely replace my measuring cups – my favorite one cracked not long ago! Also, I’ve never owned a stand mixer and I REALLY REALLY want one, so that’s probably what a gift certificate would go towards…keeping my fingers crossed! Thanks!

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Probably the worst thing in my kitchen would probably be my dish towels… they are so sad! They’re getting raggedy and threadbare, bleach spotted and stained with who knows what. Now, would I actually replace them with this certificate? Heck no! Honey, I’m going for the good stuff, fancy cookie cutters (saw some star wars ones there a couple weeks ago) and of course, a cast iron enameled dutch oven. Oh yeah!! Hope I win, good luck to everyone!

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Where do I start? Kids love pesto so cheap blender has been used constantly and now leans to one side. Dogs have chewed up at least three spatulas. I keep accidentally beheading measuring spoons with garbage disposal, and husband used pasta spoon to clean fish tank.

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I have several mixing bowls that are very ugly, scratched, some plastic some glass, none really match….should probably use them to put water in for the dog! So I would love some new mixing bowls, and if they would stack together as a set that would even be a big treat!

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I am 27 years old and have finally decided to have friends over for my first Thanksgiving dinner this year. I have never made a turkey before and honestly I am pretty intimidated by the thought of it. If I won this, I could get the tools that I need to make this Thanksgiving the best holiday ever! (Not to mention I can use the cooking items when I make your yummy recipes in the future!)

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This might sound small… but my canopeners. Yes I said canopeners and plural because I have three of them. Each one is different because they all fail in some area of opening a can, (whether it be gripping the can, cutting a straight line across the lid instead of around the edge, or being able to cut into the lid without major harm to the user). When this happens with one, I pull out the next and attempt again. I would love just ONE canopener that could actually open a can!!

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One thing in my kitchen that is old, ugly and needs to be replaced??…. Probably my kitchen towels, and my pastry blender. And yes, I have a pastry blender because I don’t own a food processor of any sort!

Thanks, Cathy, for having these contests and treating your customers so well! Love your blog, your wine, and you!

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It isn’t that my stuff for my kitchen is broken and ugly… it’s just that I don’t have a lot of kitchen stuff at all! I didn’t get any serving dishes at all as wedding gifts and we had to buy other essentials and just kind of forgot about the lack of serving stuff. It’s really embarrassing when guests come over.

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I’m a college student who loves to bake and cook, but all I’ve got as far as bakeware are a lot of hand-me-downs and garage sale finds (which aren’t as awesome and the cookery I’ve found), so I would definitely get some new baking toys!

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Ahhhhh! My 15 year old Kitchen Aid mixer is on it’s way out. I can’t bear the holidays without it and every time I bring it out to use it I speak lovingly to it to just hang on! No kitchen is complete without it, but I fear mine will soon be resting in peace.

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My poor blender I have had since I got married in 2002 ! It finally broke down on me after making homemade tomatillo sauce for my fave enchiladas ever. I don’t like the canned/bottled stuff so I love to make my own The last time I made it the rubber around the bottom of my blender just got shred to pieces. It was a big melty, goopy mess of black rubber- I was soooo bummed. I was hoping to get another year out of that poor guy I hope to be able to get a new one so I can make some more of my yummy sauce !

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I am ashamed of my knives. Yes, I am a serial knife GBH’er and have put them into the dishwasher and ruined them. I am real bad. I need to mend my ways and get new knives. I know I can change my wicked ways.

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Sadly, I don’t have much in my kitchen that qualifies as broken and gross, because I don’t really HAVE much in my kitchen. I graduated just this last spring, and I’ve moved in with my boyfriend, and we started with nothing in the kitchen. No dishes, nothing. We have the basics now, but we don’t have a good mixer (or any mixer, for that matter), and the holiday season is upon us. So really, my entire kitchen is broken and ugly!

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Have made several of your recipes and they have all been great successes. Love WS. Just got a new food processor, the 30 year old one kind of quit. Would love a good instant read thermometer, spring form pan, and a decent turkey roaster. Wonderful idea this give-away.

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Can I say my spirit is broken and win the sympathy vote? haha. It’s been a rough year in our house and for the first time, we won’t be spending Thanksgiving with anyone. The upside to that is that I don’t need to kill myself with details, since my 4 and 5 yr old and hubby won’t care. I would LOVE to replace my bakeware collection as well as one of my cherished Santoku knives that my babysitter inadvertanly put through the dishwasher and it has never been the same since. Williams-Sonoma is majorly my happy place, so what a cool giveaway!!

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Wow, Where to start? First of all I would like to commend you on your recipes (have not yet had the pleasure of trying your wine) and your great posts. I look forward to opening my email each day to see if there is one from the “Noble Pig” !

A little back ground, my wife and I (Kym) live out in the country in N.E. Ohio on a nice sized piece of property with two son’s ( one in college and one just graduated ), 5 dogs of various sizes ( 4 rescues and 1 chocolate Lab that I brought home as a puppy), 3 cats and Pete the Peacock ( We think Pete believes he’s a dog ).

My wife is a successful Realtor ( in this market to be successful one has to work almost 24/7) and I manage a golf course. I have always enjoyed cooking and so I am head chef here at the zoo.

Just like a plumber having leaky pipes and a car mechanic having a car that breaks down constantly a Realtor of course has a house that lets say…..is not a showplace. I finally got a new stove and refrigerator after 20 years and slowly have tried to stock my kitchen with efficient tools to cook with. Of course there is so much I need ( good knives, pots and pans, and luxuries like coffee grinders and specialty utensils — etc.) but I admit I am a pretty good cook with what I have. I smoke a lot of food on my large smoker and am a whiz with my pressure cooker and crock pot.

I have surfed the Williams-Sonoma website and even have a dream list made up ( Shun knife, Micro-plane grater, and a REAL good set of measuring cups and spoons etc.) so of course I would love to have a gift certificate to this wonderful store.

Well, In closing thank you for the chance to compete for this great prize and thanks for taking the time from your busy day to post such wonderful recipes, pictures, and updates from your winery. I don’t know how you can possibly do so much in a single day (you must be a whirlwind of energy!)

Regards, Gary B. Hackle Huntsburg, Ohio

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Oh wow, it’s so hard to decide, if I could choose anything, I guess I’de say my stove. (it’s older than me) but then I’de also like new dishes that actually match. But I think at this point I would settle for all new cookie sheets

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At first, I thought well everything is old, but it’s okay then thinking a little more. My baking pans are a wreck, my knives are wimpy, I would love some of their beautiful linens, oh their Christmas items make me drool. I think I could go on and on.

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OK, this isn’t so much something that needs to be repaired as much as it is something that I ABSOLUTELY NEED in the kitchen–and that is a set of good knives. After having moved out of my parents home, I find myself unable to chop, slice, and dice as efficiently without a good knife: dangerous!

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After entertaining some people who needed food more than I did last Christmas and seeing them off, I realize after it was too late that I’d mistakenly put a burning terrycloth hot pad in my double-wide kitchen drawer with 90% of my kitchen accoutrement including most that had plastic handles, my basting brushes, parchment paper, the oven mitts themselves, and many other cherished items I’d had for the better part of 20 years. The economy took a turn for the worse and I am still trying to replace the pieces I lost. But that’s not stopping me from hosting dinner for those in need again. I’ve gotten by so far this year, but it would be nice to stop at my favorite kitchenware shop and replace all that I lost.

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My blender pretty much went kaput while making refried beans last week. And some new wine glasses without water spots sure would be nice also. Hopefully my William Sonoma will reopen by Thanksgiving – it had a lot of water damage after our big shopping mall fire a couple weeks ago.

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Unfortunately, I have nothing in my kitchen. Therefore, I have nothing to be broken =((Before you wonder, I’m a college student). I have access to a kitchen, but no kitchen equipment. The gift certificate would go a long way to starting my own kitchen!

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Oh my Gawd, my kitchen is a holy mess. I live with boys and they don’t understand why you can’t put wooden spoons and wedding silver in the dishwasher, nor do they refrain from using metal spatulas on non stick pans. Don’t even get me started on the way they treat my dishes. Sigh. I could use some majorly tough pots and pans and a few olive wood spoons. Pretty please!

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I’ve got tons of ugly things. The worst is probably some cookie sheets that are rusted and must be used with parchment paper or foil so that they don’t make anyone sick. My food processor is cracked and each time I use it I worry that it will be the last time. I shouldn’t complain too much though, I am quite grateful for everything that I do have.Love your blog – thanks for posting so many wonderful recipes!

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I was in tears yseterday when I broke my favorite wedding gift. I was cleaning the kitchen when I knocked my Le Creuset Teakettle off of the stove and on to the tile floor. It now has half of the enamel chiped off one side and I don’t know if it will heat water any more. Being an avid tea drinker this broke my heart as it was the only kettel I have ever had where the handel didn’t get hot or the steam didn’t burn me. I couldn’t ever bring my self to spend $70 – $90 to replace it without a gift card. I would take much more care this time, cross my heart

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I gave away my old bread mixer and have to use my mixer and oven to make bread. The Williams-Sonoma breadmaker is the absolute best, you can enter your own recipes and change the rise cycle so it handles whole grain breads properly.

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We are just two poor 5 foot tall girls stuck in an apartment with a tiny tiny kitchen and very very high cabinets. The storage situation is so bad that we have resorted to using milk crates in the middle of our kitchen for storage and even keeping food in our rooms under our beds. We literally have so little room that there’s no place for our pots and pans. We can’t close the door of cabinet where we keep them and they are constantly falling out on to the floor. If we won a gift certificate we would spend it on a pot rack so we can finally reach our pots easily and on a kitchen shelving unit so we can keep our food in the actual kitchen!

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i am still using my original harvest gold crock pot that i received in 1978! it is small, but it still works, so i havent replaced it, but the thought of a shiny new all clad slower cooker sitting on my kitchen counter when i come home from work full of short ribs ready to eat……..ahhhhhh.

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Potholders! It is embarrassing to use mine especially when pulling a delectable made from your site. It ruins the whole experience.

Mine are about 10 years old, stained and frayed. Of course , I could buy a select few but I am anal. They all need to match, same color and fabric. Williams Sonoma have a kind which I have had my eye on……

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Just about everthing is ready for replacments! Cooking utensils a definite need, coffee maker…on it’s last drip, blender…barely blends, pots and pans…all need replacing! Would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to win the GC. Thanks for the opp! Great prize!

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Your comment about your love not being returned cracked me up!! I hear ya! For me it is definitely our food processor. We’ve lost the attachment to use the discs (sadly we have lost and replaced that attachment IN EACH MOVE) and this time I decided not to replace it bc honestly the whole thing needs to go. It is yellowed, stained, cracked and just way too ancient.

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I’ve had my toaster since college (over 5 years ago). The broiler doesn’t work anymore so in order to toast bread, I have to toast it once then flip it over to get both sides toasted. I think it’s time to replace it.

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My warped, tarnished, and stained pots and pans are DEFINITELY in need of replacing. They never heat evenly so I always end up with one “extra crispy/hope you like it charred” side and one “not quite there/hope you’re a raw foodist” side.

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Oh my — my big roasting pan, the veteran of more than two dozen Thanksgivings, is a horrid mess; I have relegated it to holding craft supplies, and I hide it from friends in shame.Our 30 pound turkey needs a new hot tub.

And I think W-S should send you a Christmas card, at the very least.

Cass

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I have a ten inch teflon frying pan that looks like it came over on the Mayflower. All the oil runs to the outside of the pan because the middle is higher then the sides. Haven’t found another one in my price range to replace it. I just give it a good old extra spray of Pam in the middle and work fast !

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My old aluminum SwansDown measuring cup remains a treasured friend despite a pinhole in its bottom that allows liquids to drain out and numerous splits around its rolled rim that catch on my dishcloth every time I dry it. Though its shape is no longer round, it has earned its place of honor, front-and-center in my measuring utensil drawer, even if it’s now only used for dipping flour out of the cannister.

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My freaking coffee pot shattered on me this morning .. when I picked it up the bottom shattered.. dont know why.. all I know is I ended up with burns on my inner thighs and wrists…. It was a full pot 12 cups, all over the gosh darned place and me.

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I would replace my borderline disgusting baking sheets. They are ugly, cheap, and they make a loud noise after they are in the oven a few minutes. … But if I got the gift card I would spring for the copper jam pan I have been drooling over!

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Oh man, where to even start. We’re still using a mismatched set of dishes that includes a plastic set I’ve had since college. Our baking sheet is stained and burnt and has long since lost any semblance of non-stick, one of the handles continually comes off of our big pot, all of our skillets are warped . . . I could totally go on!

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I would replace my flatware! Over the years my husband has been pilfering it away, piece by piece, to his man-caves – his desk at work, his truck, his workshop. I’m down to 2 spoons of our original set, and so we’re using plastic cheapies for the rest!

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My food processor; the motor way overheated and does not run any longer. All of the chopping and dicing for the Holiday Season has got to be done by hand. And it is going to be a lot as there are 21 to prepare for. Twice! Oh woe is me.

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I would have to say a slow cooker. My husband and I went away for a few days and left the slow cooker on the counter without the lid and our cat decided to get back at us by using it as her litter pan (and yes for all you animal lovers out there my mother was coming over a few times a day to take care of all of our animals).

We still have the cat but needless to say I no longer have a slow cooker.

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Oooooo la la you ARE a WS fan and a generous person, too. I like to share the love of cooking with my adored goddaughter. We’ve been kitchen cohorts since she could climb a stool to perch and “help.” Her little apron is WS, of course. Anyway, the toaster I use for her sleepover breakfasts is a circa 1970 beauty that burns at every setting, sadly, and then traps the cinder-toast ensuring the smoke detector goes crazy. Oh, and she’d go mad for the stuffed pancake pan! There’s nothing more satisfying than introducing a tiny chef to good equipment! Thanks for dreaming up the contest. My little Beaver would be sooooooo happy. xoxox

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Definitely my roasting pan! My well meaning husband left it in the oven while he turned it on to clean…the anodized coating was completely destroyed and a replacement will be about $150, so this would be perfect!

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Ny worn out item is a circa 1960’s Braun coffee grinder. It has been lovingly used for decades and unfortunately dropped a couple times. It is now in three separate pieces, but if you hold all three together in just the right way (an operation that involves at least two people and three hands) it will still grind an excellent cup of coffee.

I know that Williams Sonoma will save us!

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My knives are nicked and dull..I’d love the two hundred dollars to buy a new Global knife to carve my Thanksgiving turkey and not shred it! I can’ even cut a tomato without smushing it! PICK ME!…please!

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Not much in my kitchen needs replacing, but that is due to the fact that this is my first kitchen and I own very little cookware. I would probably “replace” my one-time-use pepper mill and my wooden spoon (when used for mixing things) with a hand mixer.

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I’d love to give my girlfriend the two hundred dollar gift, so she can get a couple of those silicone baking mats for her cookie sheets that have seen better days, and a couple of new gadgets for her kitchen. She loves to be in the kitchen and I love her cooking…she would be so surprised and happy

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My ceramic dinnerware set! What started out as 12 placesettings, is now down to 8 dishes, 6 soup bowls, 6 salad plates and 4 each coffee cups and saucers!Would love to get their everyday white ceramic set! Thanks for the chance to win!

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My rice cooker- last time I made rice the water leaked out from the corroded pot all over the counter and shizzled the element and my life is just not the same without it:(PS to Barb- Revereware has a warranty- used to be a lifetime but now it is less- you should be able to take them back to a store that sells them for free replacement- I love mine!

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Where do I begin!!! My crappy canopener, that I swear has a vendetta against me. My mixer that secretly wants to send its beaters flying into my head or possibly the non existant blender, that I had to throw after the cap fell in mid mix and threw plastic and glass all over my kitchen, narrowly avoiding my eyes. My appliances want to kill me. Must replace them. Help me, PLEASE!

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Hmm… There’s my food processor that is operated by a hand crank (literally)- my cheese slicer with no handle – my can opener that’s missing some part (?) but still works if you hold it just so -my, like, 25 year old crock pot – the electric skillet that shorts out so you have to be verrrrrrry careful where you touch it… I could go on and on 😉

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I’m down to only a couple plates and bowls. A couple of years ago, shortly after we were married, my now EX-husband waited until I wasn’t home and boxed up all my wonderful thrifted dishes (which were perfectly fine, even if unmatched) because he thought “shiny new from Walmart” (awful, huh?) would be so much better. WELL, they all cracked and broke because they were CRAPPY and CHEAP and, sadly, I’m unable to cook for more than 1 or 2 guests at a time (unless we get paper plates).I still can’t find the boxes of my beloved old dishes. *cry* It’s been a lean year, so I haven’t bought any new dishes yet. I know this is a sad story and no, I’m not a drama queen– this is just the truth. On a happier note: I LOVE your blog and I follow you faithfully on Facebook, too. Thanks for offering this very generous giveaway! If I win *crosses fingers*, I’ll most likely buy some nice wide, deep, plain white, pasta-type bowls because of their versatility… and I’ll allow myself to try the samples as I shop! lol (BTW- I think Williams Sonoma should give YOU a gift certificate for promoting their store!)

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My husband wants a toaster, just a basic toaster. We received a wonderful toaster oven as a wedding present, but he just wants a simple toaster to make toast. And I could buy a dozen gadgets and utensils!

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Please have mercy! My wine glasses – mostly mismatched (and many pilfered from Casinos!). Also, my cheese slicer with no handle – my hand crank (no joke) food processor – the can opener which is missing some piece but still works if you hold it just so – my electric skillet with the short so you have to handle with extreme care – the many (many) pyrex casserole dishes that have been broken over the years (and not yet replaced)… Need I continue?

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What isn’t ugly and broken! We don’t have a full set of glasses just a hodgepodge, our serving spoons are lacking, and my good whisk (from walmart haha) has been usurped by my one year old! Help Love your recipes btw!! My whole family follows you now!

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My Cuisinart is so old, the replacement parts have to be re-tooled (filed) to work! It is a monster machine that got me through 12 years of catering, and that was 16 years ago! Can it really be close to 30 years old? YIKES! The motor just won’t stop…but the motor is just a motor! If I can’t get the replacement parts…what is a girl to do? I’d love a new fancy Cuisinart. I love William Sonoma. Thank you!

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The first thing I would do is replace the W&S silicon spatulas my husband bought for me when we were first married, almost 11 years ago! They’re still working just fine, but they are a little stained and cracked! Then, on to lots of other things!

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The pure excitement of the thought of $200 to W.S. has left me entirely befuddled for an answer. Instead of thinking of all the worn out tools in my kitchen (or the lack thereof – a lot of tools I’ve done without), all I can think of is all the new, shiny, colorful possibilities!! You’re so sweet to do this!!

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Pick me! Pick me! Our roasting pan is awful! It works in terms of performance, but it does not “work” in terms of presentation or trying to make the Momma chef look like she’s got it going on! Williams-Sonoma Roasting pan/ set, please!

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Its definitely a toss between my coffee maker and the knives. We only have 2 good knives but the coffee maker keeps leaking/ splashing coffee all over the counter from the top! (SOOOO bizarre!) That gift card could go a long ways in my kitchen =)

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You are so kind!!! For the first 5 years of marriage, my husband restrained me from Williams Sonoma. His line: save $ for a house;and now we finally are homeowners…I need/want one of everything in Bakeware!

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This summer my teenage daughters burned something on one of my cake sheets. To make up for it all of my cake sheets, and I mean all of them, were taken out and soaked in Easy Off. Turns out that oven cleaner really eats up aluminum…

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A can opener that opens can! I have gone though 3 this year!! I can not bring myself to buy one that is $25. If I won I would buy the attachment that would go on my KitchenAid mixer then I would never have to buy another for the rest of my life!!

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A while ago I finally went and bought a silpat, but it turns out it’s bigger than any of our dang pans, making it significantly less useful! Our oven’s not that huge, though, so I think a smaller silpat, rather than larger pans, will have to be the solution.

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Oh gosh. Williams and Sonoma. There’s a mortar and bricks store in a local mall, and I just love to go in and stare. I don’t think I’ve ever bought anything, because, well, broke uni student, but I think I feel like if I just stand there the atmosphere of the place will rub off on and go home with me and magically make my bakeware awesome.

BUT ANYWAY. The handmixer. Oh lord, the handmixer. It’s as old as I am. I think it was a wedding gift to my parents. The hand-crank egg-beater we also have might actually be more recent than this handmixer. I made those pumpkin-caramel-bacon bars a few weeks back (and was promptly told not to do it again, because things that delicious tend to ruin diets), and the caramel nearly killed it. All ten minutes, I was just praying the poor old thing wasn’t about to short out or go up in a puff of smoke or melt into the bowl or something. It was quite nerve-wracking. But yes. Thank you for the opportunity! Great giveaway.

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Where to start… Well, I’m in college, right? So I’ve had dollar store, hand-me-down, and salvation army dishes, cookware, and flatware since I began my time at the University. I’m also a klutz, so I don’t have a full set of dishes any longer, though I’m sure I did at some point. My beloved farberware knives, sadly, are now chipped, stained, and half are missing. At one point, my roommate decided she needed to learn to cook and in the process scratched and destroyed the few stainless steel pots and pans I had. The boyfriend put my cast iron pan in the dishwasher…that was fun. I have a full set of slightly melted spatulas. My rice cooker is missing the inside bowl that actually allows me to cook rice. Ugh… I lack so much in the kitchen that I often take hours to do simple recipes just because I have to do things by hand rather than use the magical machines society has invented to make these recipes easier and the one thing that has survived my education is my crockpot…which I have no idea how I acquired. On the up side, my cooking is top notch despite my tragic kitchen situation according to my friends. ^-^

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I need new cookware. My pots and pans are shameful…just shameful! The non-stick stuff has been flaking off for more than a year, and the outside finish is…erm…finished. I’ve been chastised about the deplorable condition of my cookware…but can’t afford to replace it, even if I buy what’s cheap at the Evil Empire.

Shade and Sweetwater,K

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There are many things broken or cracked in my kitchen, but that’s what happens when a room is so vital to the home. There are tiles that are chipped and plates that are cracked. The things in my kitchen have earned their version of grey hairs.

I had to think about what I would replace, and then I realized there’s no way I can replace it. I can always go get another wooden chopping block but it won’t be the same. My grandmother gave me her wooden chopping block back in 1987. Along with a scimitar-like butcher’s knife that my mother has, the wooden block came from grandma’s father’s butcher shop back in Elizabeth, NJ. When the store was sold, Grosspop Schwartz had a carpenter break up the counters and he kept one as a memory of what he had done with his life.

Over the years the edges grew rounded, and every 10 years or so it needs to be resurfaced and reseasoned, but the little block has lasted over 100 years.

That is, until my son’s nanny got to it with a knife. I don’t know how she did it, but she was cutting up a watermelon for my son’s 3rd birthday, and there are now deep grooves across the surface. Now, that I haven’t used it in 3 years, the wood is cracking along one side. Every time I look at it now, I see how fragile it is, and I put it away and opt to use a tempered glass cutting board instead.

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hmmmm.. we dont have anything so old & broken.. BUT all of my day to day dishes & cutlery are all bits and pieces from every which way, place & era. My husband’s biggest wish (besides a huggamongeous BBQ) is that we get a set of flatware and dishes that match

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Since I do not have one,yet, it would be to get an Ebelskiver pan. Would love to be able to make mine own. I could also replace my broken hand mixer.Also must say, Cathy, I often make the Vanilla, Cider Pork With Pears and that recipe is loved by all I have prepared it for. Thank you!

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Definitly my baking pans, I once baked Julia childs french bread on the bottom of my pans because the loaf wouldn’t fit on the right side and I totally ruined them , now both the top and bottoms are hideous!

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I’d do anything for some real dishware! I’ve been living off Corelle and melamine dishes and plastic cereal bowls since I moved out of my parents house, ahem, eight years ago. We still have to break out the paper plates for parties. So embarrassing!

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I’d have to say, it’s definitely my food processor that needs replacing. I made the mistake of buying an appliance that was supposed to be a good blender and food processor. It turned out to be neither. I have since replaced the blender with a Kitchenaid, but I continue to use the crappy food processor.

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My dishes aren’t broken but I only have a casual set of 8 plates…some how I got roped into having 18 people over for Thanksgiving this year for the first time. If I don’t win, looks like they’re going to use paper plates and plastic forks. Ha ha ha!

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I never win anything but I would love to really win this. In my kitchen I could really use some nice mixing bowls. What I really need is some nice pans to cook omelets in, mine always end up as scrambled eggs. Thank you, Judy

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Wow, I could upgrade everything from that catalog… but the things that I need to replace most is a broiler pan and new non-stick frying pans, or a new Cuisinart/food processor. Old one is on its last legs.

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what doesn’t need to be updated! my wine glass collection given to us as a wedding present has sadly be over used. I only have 3 white wine glasses and 4 red wine glass left that doesnt even make a full set!

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Several years ago our home burned down and most of my kitchen stuff was replaced with second hand goods from Salvation Army or friends. I would love to have anything nice and new in my kitchen!!! Thanks for offering this chance to get an early Christmas gift!

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i have a microwave that is older than dirt (at least 30 years old). the dial timer no longer counts down… so we have to use the timer on the stove or guess how long it’s been when we put something in to heat.

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I would get a roasting pan! I have been ogling ogre the WS catalogs for days, can I possibly afford one.. What about ordering one that is cheaper? Mine has very scary flakes of non-stick coating coming off, and onto the food. Can I line it with tinfoil and still use it? Will we get some kind of dementia if we ingest teflon?? I guess this year I will have to but the giant aluminum foil pans again….help?

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My Kitchen Aid mixer! My mom gave me one for my wedding because she got a killer deal on it. Well…we know why. It doesn’t go down deep enough into the bowl to actually mix! The thing was totally useless. I’ve been getting by with a hand mixer, but long to have a working stand mixer one day…

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My cooking knowledge is very broken. I had to ask my roommate how to make a grilled cheese sandwich the other day because I forgot. But I would love to know how to cook, I just don’t have the means to do so. Therefore, getting new things from Williams-Sonoma might inspire me to learn how to cook once and for all!

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My best friend and I are starting up a new business. Private cheffing! Our business is Have Whisk, Will Travel. We will do small dinner/cocktail parties all the way to cooking for folks for the week. We need chafing dishes, divided dishes, things to add to our buffet spreads, etc. We use many noble pig recipes, and thank you so much for posting them! We would love this gift certificate to help us on our way to success!!

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within the next few months me and my fiance will be moving out of my mothers house with our daughter and will have NOTHING for our kitchen besides miss matched plated and silverware this would be truly amazing to win

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What’s broken down in my kitchen? Easy, me! LOL. Actually more truth to that than you know.All kidding aside I was using my mixer two days ago and received a nice electrical jolt so it’s now in the trash. Don’t understand why, it was only about 36 years old, my marriage only lasted 30.Dont know if they have them but sure would like one of those over the top with a stainless steal bowl. If not one of those maybe a new wife? LOL actually think that covered or at least I hope so.

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Where do I start?! My kitchen is sadly lacking and I could use quite a few new, non-broken things! I need a few new decent pots and pans….. and many more things I can’t think of off the top of my head!

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I just bought my mom her first home and the kitchen currently is not stocked with any pots and pans or utensils of any sort. This gift card would be a great way to help my mom stock her kitchen with useful yet elegant kitchen gadgets. *crossing my toes and fingers *

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I would love to replace my mixing bowls (awful cheap white plastic – needs to be replaced with ceramic batter bowls!), several baking pans that have seen much better days, and they have those fabulous mini cake pans that no one ever needs but I just can’t seem to resist…

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Everything in my kitchen now is ugly because we are remodeling our kitchen ourselves. So when its done, all my cookware will look old and yucky compared to my new cabinets and appliances:-) and today’s my birthday so it would be a great present!

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I’ve always wanted a good knife set, but they can be pricey!! Right now I am still using the one we purchased when we first moved in. Just recently over the summer I was slicing an onion and the blade fell off the handle that is supposed to be “full tang”.. I sent it back to the company and haven’t heard back..Let’s just say I’d love a new knife set!! Thankfully my fingers are okay..

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I’m a college student trying to build a proper kitchen! My stuff isn’t so much broken as much as needing it in the first place. I would love a good set of casserole dishes. Right now everything I bake goes in a pie tin!

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What is there that I couldn’t use from Williams Sonoma? I’m a grad student, so obviously my kitchenware is less than elegant, but I love to cook a lot and play hostess, so I’m always in need of new kitchen ware. If I had to choose the thing I need most, it would most definitely be a nice set of plates and silverware.

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Well, we just found out we’re expecting, and I know Williams Sonoma sells that really cool food cooker/grinder thing for baby food, so that’s what I’d put on my list! As for something that’s busted in my own kitchen, my immersion blender has seen waaaaay better days. (It needs a lot of help now to blend anything!)

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I need a pretty new roasting pan/rack. Although I’m not hosting Turkey Day this year, I hope to soon (after we move to a bigger house w/ a kitchen that can hold more than 2 people at a time!)… and the one I have is not going to cut it for a 15+ pound bird!

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I would have to say that the thing that needs replaced the most in my kitchen is a knife set. Not that I actually have a set today. Just kinda a mishmash of things that have been picked up along the way.

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My entire kitchen … but seriously, my entire kitchen. Need new kitchen cabinets, new sink, and would like to install a vent above the stove, which is directly in front of the house chimney and in would be very INTERESTING to work around that…

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because i recently purchased my first toaster oven. because i accidently threw away the rack in the toaster oven that holds the food. (therefore leaving the toaster oven essentially useless). because i am 4 months pregnant and have a craving for some freaking peanut butter toast. because in the end peanut butter toast may become trivial to me once i see all of the spectacular things williams and sonoma has to offer this time of year. but to start, a toaster oven with a rack would be a nice.

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I think that there should be a rule that after so many years of marriage you must have another bridal shower! After 22 years of marriage…lots of things need to be replaced. Well…some things have been replaced along the way…but I would love to replace lots of other things. One that immediately comes to mind is my knife set. I have the same set since I got married and they are awful!Were great way back when….but now..I think they need to be put out of their misery. oh yeah…my cookies sheets too!

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It’s just so sad when all your utencils are in such bad shape it’s all but impossible to pick the “worst”. My one large casserole dish has quite the chip and of course the creeping crack to go with it.

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I would have to say my lack of a food processor is my kitchen wreck. I keep saving recipes I am desperate to try but require a food processor. If I do win- peanut butter banana frozen ice cream here I come!

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Well….if I am in the kitchen, it is usually me that is broken (luckily not terribly ugly) but still in of replacement. I give it a good try but could use all the help I could get. That “help” coming from the Noble Pig and William Sonoma couldn’t hurt right??? Besides, a lot wine and a good presentation could make up for some of my culinary short comings 😉

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Knives! I’m currently using the four steak knives I bought more than two years ago as my everything knives, responsible for chopping and cutting EVERYTHING. Good knives are desperately needed around here.

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About 5 years ago I bought a blender from Kmart and today I can barely get it to work. Guess I should have bought a nice one to begin with! When I try to blend something, I push the start button and it will run for about 3 seconds before I have to stir the contents and push the button again. I’d love a real blender!

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I bought a cheapo stockpot whose lid has lost its knob so when I want to take it off, I have to use a spatula and be very, very careful. Also, I’ve burnt the hell out of my baking sheets (I accidentally set one on fire, not good for the finish) and really need new ones.

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Noble Pig! So nice of you to run this contest now – THANK YOU!…I think Thanksgiving gets so overlooked between Halloween and Christmas! And I love to bake for all 3! I have my Dad’s old Sunbeam stand up mixer with the glass bowl – you know in that almond color famous in the late 60’s and 70’s…..it doesn’t really rotate anymore without a good push, kind of like me on early mornings!

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“What is so broken and ugly in my” kitchen that It needs to be fixed out or thrown out?” That’s simple, ME! LOLSome truth in that statement. All kidding aside, two days ago I received a nice little JOLT from my mixer. So it ended up in the scrap pile. I really don’t understand why. It was only about 36 years old. Lasted longer than my marriage did (marriage lasted 30) LOL So I’m torn between one of those sleek, nice looking mixers that have the stand, attachments and a stainless steal bowl,a juicer which would be better for me, or even better a new wife! LOL I think I have that one covered, at least I hope I do.So I lift my glass (diet Dr. Pepper) and give a toast to the Noble Pig) Thank you for the many wonderful recipes. Dang only 795 thought i was closer to the 3000 mark. LOL I have to break at least the 900 mark, but it looks like I may be shy by a couple of characters, oh well.

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I would really like a food processor. It would also be nice to have a set of drinking glasses that are not all pint glasses with beer logos (though I do love those glasses).

Thanks for the wonderful blog – before finding your site I had probably cooked a total of 5 real meals in my life. I was so intimidated by cooking that I didn’t even know where to begin. Within the last six months I’m now at a point that I make a real meal almost every night of the week (and pretty much all of them have been edible!).

Thank you for inspiring me to try cooking – it is actually a ton of fun! No more boxed pasta and jars of sauce three times a week! Yay!

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I’d really love to have a new set of pots and pans. I have one good set, the others are my husband’s from his bachelor days! Needless to say, they’re at the end of their road. Would also love to replace my tiny chopper and hand mixer with a food processor and full size mixer!

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Living in a city apartment, I’m not afforded the space or extra spending money to furnish my kitchen with all that I would like. But being able to buy myself a GOOD set of knives, rather than continuously using hand-me-downs from my mom’s 1970s kitchen, would make me cooking life so much easier, and oh the possibilities! Throw in a new pot, with it, and I’d be the happiest little camper!

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I have a food processor my sister gave me 20 years ago as a wedding present – it is one of my favorite kitchen tools -but time is taking its toll and I just can’t make crusts like I use to with it – It isn’t the kind of thing you just go buy your self – HOW amazing it would be to be able to replace it!

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Everything my boyfriend and I have is broken. I recently moved across the country with only items that could fit in my car, no kitchen stuff:( Then moved in with my boyfriend who’s condo looks like a college boy’s dorm room. We have nothing for this Thanksgiving and he is coming home for Thanksgiving after being gone for the past few months in the army. I am so excited for this Thanksgiving and would love anything from Williams-Sonma to make our first Thanksgiving in the condo special.

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I luckily have a large kitchen, but because I work for Americorps and live off of a stipend, the ability to buy nice or new kitchen appliances is basically impossible. My spatula is about 100 years old and has melted a little bit at the top, we are now on our third coffee maker somehow, and most of my dishware is plastic! I even have to borrow a muffin pan from the girls who live upstairs. My roommates and I love to cook, and I love to bake. We have family style dinners because we all came to Boston from different states. I don’t have an electric mixer (handheld or standing) and so you can find me attempting to cream butter by stirring in a plastic bowl as fast as I can for a long time. It can be fun, but also not! So, a 200$ gift card to William Sonoma would be like butterflies, rainbows, puppies, and an early Christmas.

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I recently learned the joys of using a food mill — wow, does it ever make applesauce, tomato sauce, etc., easy. The one I bought through Craig’s List works, although it’s probably older than I am; I’d like to let it enjoy its retirement years while a new one does the work. I’d love to replace my 6-quart pot, which I use for soups and so many other tasks, as well.

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I could sure replace my beloved but entirely worn down and cracked 1960s food processor that I inherited from my grandmother when I got married! It has served me well, but the side is cracked and leaks when I process anything, and the motor makes angry noises as it slows down then speeds up at random. (it’s also a lovely dirty brown and avocado green shade – high fashion for the 60s!)

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We have this old waffle maker that has one of the pegs broken off so it doesn’t sit flat on the counter. It’s been used so many times that it has remnants of cooking spray globbed (is that a word?) all over it that just don’t come off. It’s all one piece, so it’s hand wash only. I could go on and on, but as often as we eat waffles we would love to have a decent waffle maker!

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I need a new mixer! The one I have is lovely and works wonderfully, but its shape is not exactly functional. The top is kinda thin, but the bottom is large, so I have a hard time making sure I got everything out from the bottom.

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I am in dire need of a mixer, currently using a $10 mixer from the $ store. When I tried to cream butter & sugar on thursday, it all became caught up in the beaters, had to clean it all out with my fingers, nasty cheap mixer!

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Oh the possibilities are endless. My bakeware leaves something to be desired. I just purchased a new range yesterday so that I can cook and bake your delicious recipes for my family, now I could use the bakeware to accomplish this.

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Hmmm – I guess I am the one broken down and not working (as well as I used to) in the kitchen. I am fortunate to have a nice kitchen (nothing *Better Homes and Garden” worthy – but fine for me) — I have good appliances, and adequate cook ware. I just have fallen into a bit of a slump with regard to cooking/baking. I would love to win — to get some good ingredients, spices, decorations (for cookies) and go whole hog (PIG!) on making friends and relatives some of my most special Christmas/seasonal recipes.

Thanks for the opportunity!

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I live in a college apartment and everything in my kitchen are hand-me-downs from my roommates and my families. I am moving out on my own in a few months and $200 at Williams-Sonoma would be a great way for me to start a kitchen collection of my own.

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My family and I have lived in our home for 10 years now. Within the first 5 yrs. our microwave broke which forced us to become healthier eaters. I now have a true love for cooking since I had no choice but to experiment and discover what it meant to “start from scratch” and notice exactly what was going into our food. I honestly could not be more thankful that this happened and we still have that broken microwave installed in our kitchen today. Last year, our dishwasher broke and we now wash our dishes by hand using the dishwasher as a drying rack. As i was filling up my dishwasher the other day, I noticed how worn out and murky my baking dishes had become. My mother gave them to me 25 years ago and i guess hanging on to them helps me remember her. But being the fine cook she was, she would have ran out to buy me new ones. I think William Sonoma would have definitely fit her standards!

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My mixer! I still have the old hand held mixer my mother gave me when I went off to college and could barely cook…now I cook and BAKE all the time and fantasize about the day I can have a gorgeous Kitchenaid mixer in my kitchen!

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My response is…my kitchen. Yes, the entire thing. I am two things that should never go together; a poor college student and a foodie. Needless to say, my paycheck is spent on buying delicious food, and the rest of my apartment suffers because of it. And the worst part of it, my roommate is the same way! Two girls that love to cook, living in a one bedroom apartment with a 4 by 6 foot kitchen…as much as i love my great grandmothers pots, pans, and silverware; my love of beautiful Williams-Sonoma items may just win. Sorry Nonna. PS. I <3 Noble Pig

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Sadly, I have nothing broken because I throw everything away that is broken. However, my food processor made the journey from NH to FLA about a year ago when we were moving but we have since moved back to NH and my food processor is among the missing! Oh how I miss my food processor!

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There are so many kitchen accessories that I don’t have yet that I dream about..let’s see. I would love to have a dependable rice cooker, heavy duty cookie sheets that last more than a month, casserole dishes… I could go on for days!

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My boyfriend went on a kitchen purging rampage a few months ago and got rid of a ton of my gadgets, serving plates, and pans. I would love to replace all that stuff. I had to go get a new hand mixer because he tossed the attachments! Ooo and a new food processor, mine is a random second hand one and it kinda creeps me out!

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I’m a broke college student living in a dorm. My roommate and I try to cook as best we can, but our kitchen contains: – a couple of lidless pots that my grandmother had in storage from the 30’s – a cookie tray – a really nice food processor my mother got me for Christmas last year

So… it’d be nice to replace those pots! 😉

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As a college student, everything I own is borrowed, beat up and older than dirt! But my blender is by far in the worst condition. It was a wedding gift for my parents, given to them when they married in 1979. Needless to say, a new blender would be a dream come true!

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It’s very hard for me to replace things that still work. I still have the food processor we got at our wedding 24 years ago, and only one blade is still unbroken but it makes great pizza dough! What I’m missing in my kitchen are serving dishes for desserts, etc. I also don’t have one big enough for a turkey so we use two smaller plates. 😉

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We really have to replace our coffee pot. On our 5th wedding anniversary we received a beautiful new Mr. Coffee. Well, we recently celebrated our 33rd wedding anniversary and we’re still using that same old pot. Do you think we need a new one?

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The second I saw this, my immediate thought was how nice it would be to be the owner of a nice mixer, since the one I own is awful. However, what I’d really want more than anything right now…a decent ice cream scoop! Hahaha

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Oh my gosh, where to begin….a 23 year old crock pot; a new one with a timer would set my heart aflutter; a cheese grater that used to have four sides but now only has one; now it may sound silly to want something so mundane, but dang I use that thing every day! A pannini pan,I could go on forever!

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My husband lovingly bought an espresso maker a few years ago to help limit the trips I was making to the local coffee shop. It’s done it’s trick, been used and abused for years now. As with even best made appliance, it is now starting to give out….leaks water while it’s running. I would love to replace it, but until it’s totally broken, we keep on using it.

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My mixer cries out in pain every time I try to make buttercream frosting. I put in some butter a little while ago and it starting shaking and making scary noises at me…I think it wants me to eat healthier…or it’s scared of all the holiday baking I’m planning.

And my kitchen brush just broke Thursday, right as I was about to brush some olive oil onto my homemade pizza crust. The brush part jumped off of the handle in fear of the oil!That’s what I’m assuming.

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My mother has kept some of the same kitchen appliances since we moved into this house in 1992. I’ve had a lot of trouble convincing her to get rid of her old blender and sugar containers but she’s reluctant to let anything go. Especially since my brother’s death, she’s been clinging to outdated and broken appliances out of nostalgia and I would love to present her with a whole set of lovely new appliances for Christmas. I plan to move out within the year and I want to give her a last great new gift so I won’t have to worry about her electrocuting herself on the old food processor.

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The broken and sad thing in my kitchen is my stand mixer. It is a 30+year old kitchen aid with a fraying cord that the motor grinds when I try to make cookies. I had to glue foam in the joint so the attachments don’t scrape up the bottom of the bowl and catch. Every year I expect it to start smoking when I make Christmas cookies for my friends and family. I at least want to replace it with a hand held mixer soon. Or the food processor that is older than I am and is missing the covers so I have to put paper towels over the spout to keep everything in.

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My crock pot is probably pushing 15 years old at this point. I don’t actually know because it was picked up years ago at either a yard sale or a thrift store. The ceramic is chipped, and the outer edges get so hot I sometimes fear for my counter tops!

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For me it’s a toss up between two truly heinous items in my kitchen…which is worse? The had mixer my mother got as a wedding gift in almost 25 years ago-it smokes if you try to use the medium setting, which I assure FH is normal so he doesn’t panic is pretty bad. However, I think the true crime against kitchens everywhere is the toaster oven. I’d never used one till my roommate insisted we had to have the well loved and filthy model sitting outside the Goodwill drop box, but not I find myself using it everyday-sometimes even two or three times.

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I would absolutely love to have a new coffee pot!! I am a very busy and dedicated Student and coffee is a necessity in my life! I would love to replace this with one that Williams-Sonoma. Thank you so much for the opportunity

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‘sigh’ What isn’t broken or ugly in my kitchen? My hand beater is something that I have been meaning to replace for the longest time: only ONE beater still works, so it’s probably time to get rid of that. I won’t even start on my pots and pans….

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I would so love to replace my Ancient Club aluminum pots and pans. I only have 1 pot and 1 pan (out of 4 pots & 3 pans) that still have handles on them. Either I replace the pots and pans or I get new pot holders.

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My pots and pans are still left over from my college days. They are scratched beyond belief and of the poorest quality imaginable. I don’t even have a complete set anymore–I had to throw a couple away after finding teflon in my food. Not desirable.

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I just finished graduate school and since I have been unlucky in gaining employment, I have been living with my parents. In order to make up for my presence I have taken to cooking meals and devising special dinner events for them and sometimes their friends. Cooking has been a huge help in getting me out of me end of school/unemployment dumps, but it would be easier if I actually had some sharp knives or some great pans. My dad has been eyeing the paella pan at Williams-Sanoma, and I feel like a Spanish feast would be the best gift I could give my parents for putting a roof over my head!

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The broken thing in my kitchen is my husband….ohh wait…you meant something I could buy…

I need to replace my muffin/cupcake pan. I love to bake and mine fell on the floor off of the shelf. When it fell it actually broke in two. I now bake in two broken and chipped up segments of a muffin pan….sigh….

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Well, I’m not sure that William Sonoma can help with our broken oven BUT, I love, love, love everything in the store. I recently left San Diego to move to the Midwest to be with my guy and I yard-saled so much of my kitchen stuff to make the move less expensive. There is so much I need/want I was just reading the post about making brown sugar and thinking how nice it would be to have a beautiful mixer. Thank-you for such a generous giveaway!

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All of my cooking utensils. I bought a plastic multipack when I was starting college, and they have all since morphed – err melted – from spoons to every odd shape in between. Lately, I have had to throw out several cream sauces, because after stirring, flakes of plastic have appeared.

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My once-beautiful oven-proof ceramic casserole dish — hand-made and glazed, a wedding gift 26 (gasp!) years ago — is going the way of the wind after all these years. It desperately needs to be replaced, along with many other things which have been through (don’t ask) 14 moves and are looking shabby and not working too well. Thanks!

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